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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03

foot when peril Is to be encountered or
Stunned. There is something peculiar, we
we may say almost artificial in his walk;
for instead Of setting the foot straight
forward, or turning it as dancing masters
would suggest, little outwards, the
great toes are turned toward each other
as if for the purpose of taking firm
hold of the earth. When engaged in
pursuit, the warrior in the darkest night
feels his enemy's footprints in the sand
and follows him with the unerring sagac-
ity OF bloodhound. So also the red
Indian knows by the feel of the fallen
leaves whether they have been recently
trodden or bent so admirable is the in
stinct, for it seems something more than
the sense of feeling in the foot Such
displays of sensitiveness are not needed
in civil society; but if parents set value
on the physical we'll being of their chill
dren they will be careful to leave to their
feet as much of the beauty, strength and
constituencies originally bestowed on
them by Nature as may be found COM
patible with our perverted habits. To
walk is admitted to be an art as rare as
the power to appreciate exquisite poetry
or music, and therefore possessed, as 3
Roman sarcssticslly expressed it, by two,
or perhaps not by one in an age. English
ladies are said by people on the Cont.
nent to march like grenadiers, heavy
steps, long steps, and intrepid aspect.
This implies certainly the power of loco
motion, but by no means demonstrates
Paris, have, so to speak, a traditional
walk, which traces it's origin back to the
seventeenth century, when the streets of
that city we're pitched with round stones,
which, hurting the feet when long step
was taken, led to the adoption of that
short mincing gait, by which Partisan
females OF all grades are still disting-
uished from other women.
The ladies of Spain, il upon the whole
deficient in beauty, are yet remarkable
for the elegance of their walk, which
unites the easy swing of the Oriental
with the sprightliness OF the European.
Already, however, both in Madrid and
Seville, the triumph of the bootmaker is
beginning to be perceptibie-cornsh have
made avatar on the banks of Manzan-
arcs, and young ladies look grim and
| painful as they hobble along in the If
mantillas on the Maria of Seville. The
Eastern women never wear anything
hard or tight on their feet. A pair of
soft yellow slippers big enough for two,
is slipped into pair of soft yellow slip
pers, and in these they shuttle along dur
ing the brief promenade out of doors,
but the moment they are at home, the
| it'll Q white feet are released from prison
and the soft, silky carpet pressure. 1t
has been suggested, and we think wisely,
that bootmakers should never be allow
ed to practice until by rigid examina-
ton they have themselves to be familiar
with the anatomy of the foot; for tight
and ill-made boots not only make Grip
pies OF millions, but originate diseases
which appear independent of the foot.
Persons who cannot walk at all, there
fore contract sedentary habits, which in
their turn weaken the powers of the
whole system and shorten life.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03
The Aume Circle.
THE MAN WITH THE MUsKET.

Soldiers, pass on from this rage of renown.
This ant-hill commotion and strife,
Pass by where the marbles and bronzes look
down
With their fast-frozen gestures of life,
On, out to the nameless who lie meath the
gloom
OF the plying cypress and pine:
Your man is the man of the sword and the
plume,
But the man of the musket is mine.
knew himl by all that is noble, knew
This commonplace hero 1 namel
I've camped with him. marched with him,
fought with him too,
In the swirl of the fierce battle-hamel
Laughed with him, cried with him, taken a
part
OF his canteen and blanket, and known
That the throb of this chivalrous prairie boy g
heart,
Was an answering stroke of my own.
knew him, tell you'll And, also, knew
When he fell on the battle-swept ridge,
That the poor battered body that lay there In
blue
Was only plank in the bridge
Over which some should pass to fame
That shall shine while the high stars shall
shine.
Your hero is known by an echoing name,
But the man of the musket is mine.
knew himl All through him the good and
the bad
Ran together and equally free;
But Judge as l trust Christ will judge the
brave lad,
For death made him noble to me.
In the cyclone of war, in the battles eclipse,
Life shook out it's lingering sands,
And he died with the names that he loved on
his lips,
His musket still grasped in his hands.
Up close to the flag my soldier went down,
In the salient front of the line:
You may take for your hero the men ofrenown,
But the man of the musket is mine.
Fl S. Taylor. in The Century.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03
THE DISPOSITION OF ANIMALS

THE DISPOSITION OF ANIMALS.
The temper of farm animal is an ele-
ment in determining its value that is
rarely given the consideration it merits.
The value and usefulness OF a farm ami
NAL depends almost az much upon the
mental characteristics of the animal as
upon its physical characteristics. A
horse may be muscular and active; but
il it uses it's muscles and shows its activ-
ity by kicking the other horses, by run
ming away with the wagon or pillow when
ever the opportunity offers, or by getting
over the best fence on the farm, it is Of
less value than horse with less muscle
and activity and more religion. And the
mental part Of other domestic animals is
of scarcely less Importance. Yet we go
on giving our attention to the color of
the hair or the size Of the ear or horn,
and altogether neglect the disposition OF
the animal Western PlolVman.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03
COAL ASHES.

The best use for coal ashes is to make
paths and roads. A good coating of them
upon path with little soil thrown upon
the surface to help solidify them, soon
becomes a walk equal to asphalt and very
pleasant to walk upon.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03

Woodford Puddilg.-Three eggs, one
eupful of blackberry jam, one cuptul OF
sugar, halt euptul OF -four, half cuptul
of butter, one teaspoontul Of soda dis
solved in three tesspConfuls Of sour milk,
cinnamon and nutmeg to taste. Mix all
well together and bake slowly in pud-
ding pan. Serve with sauce. As good
as an expensive and troublesome plum
pudding. Try it.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-03

The church that has the most of the life Of
Christ will accomplish the most for men. It
eating age, the personality it needs. And it
will at last possess the truest theology; for
now and evermore it is the life that is the
light of men.-C. @. Everett.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-16

There are many pleasant things to be
seen in st. Paul, but occasionally there
are some things which are not so pleas
ing To the eye. One of the disagreeabIe
sights which is becoming too frequent
for the good reputation of the city is
the building of one-story houses in the
business districts. This is an outrage
that should not be tolerated by the city
government. There should be build
ing limit. just as there is fire limit.
Within certain districts of the CITY no
buildings should be permitted to be
erected unless they are at least three
stories high. 1t is Il matter of self
protection to the city. as we'll as to the
property holders within these limits,
that an ordinance of the character we
have suggested should be adopted. 1t
IS not very encouraging to one property
holder to 90 to the expense of erecting
magnificent building when he knows
that it Is liable to be surrounded with
lot of one-Story shantieS. Nor is it at
all crcditable to the city to permit these
shantieS to be erected in districts where
there should be nothing but first-class
buildings. There should be a building
limit ordinance, and it certainly should
be made to apply to all that part of the
city included in the business district,
say from st. Peter street eastward to
the Seventh street fill, and from the
river back TO Eighth street.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-16
NOT THE FIRST QUEEN.

Patriotic Americans will hardly agree
with the spirit Of tine statement that
Queen kAPIoLASI is the first queen
who has ever crossed the threshold of
the White house, even though they may
be forced TO concede the literal accu-
racy. To the American mind queens
without number have entered the por-
tails OF that imposing edifice, and have
held sovereign sway within its walls.
For what constitutes q queen? Is it
dominion ever the hearts OF men? LIZ it
the possession of womanly truth and
purity? Is it the d0minion over
vast possessions? Is il the ability
TO utter mandates and see them obeyed
viii! urgaeStioui!lg readiness? Is it, in
shols, lie faculty OF exercising her own
sweet will without let or hindrance?
II such it is, then many an American
woman who has been either guest or
mistress OF the White house can claim
right regal honors.
For is not every American citizen Il
sovereign, ard is not SOW reign's wife
queen? And nowhere Oh earth does
any queen meet with the loyalty and
devotion from her subjects which is
accorded SO gladly to the American
queen, who only differs from Ter more
pretcntious sisters in that her court is
smaller.
This may indeed lie country in
which no queen reignS pre-eminent. but
it is one in which every household is a
kingdom and is presided. over by q
y,
ais any crowned monarch that ever drew
tue breath Of life,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-16
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

A Vigorous Defense of the New
Measure---The Systematic At
tempt of the Railroads to Make
1t Unpopular Exposed.
To the Editor of the Globe.
Your paper has not joined in the
monopOliStic crusade against the inter
state commerce law that the Pioneer
Press and papers of the kind have
organized. You prefer to wait and see
whether a measure intended for the
benefit of the people is proved to be
such a disastrous blunder as its enemies
claim it, before you will condemn it. L
am one of those who believed the pas
sage of the law was necessary, and
who, after reading all that the Pioneer
Press has had to say in condemnation
of it, still believe in it. | wish to call at
tention to what must term the fallacies
of the enemies of this measure, and to
point out the fundamental error of the
opposition to it. 1t may surprise those
who have been led to believe that this
law is the cause of the existence of the
present disturbance in commerce and
transportation to hear this contradicted,
and the general principles of the law
defended.
L begin by boldly asserting, first, that
there is nOthing-absolutely nothing
in the interstate commerce law which
compelled. Or even caused, the railroad
companies to increase their rates as
they have done; second. that all such
acts have been in direct violation of the
letter and spirit of this law--,as the rail
road companies will discover Ito their
sorrow L believe) when its provisions
against eXtOrtiOn are cnfOrced and,
irI hnf nj hot hn I,
them, in this way, is the result of con-.
Spracy TO Try and make the law unpOp-
ular, and defeat its beneticent purpose.
The commission appointed under that
law have, very wisely, deemed il neceS-
sary that an authoritative definition of
the law be put forth, and have done so,
in an open letter recently published.
In that letter they say:
congress has not taken the manage
ment of the railroads out of the hands
of the railroad companies. 1t has sim
ply established certain general princi-
pies under which interstate commerce
must he conducted. 1t has enacted that
all charges for interstate transporta-
ton Shall be reasonable and just; has
prohibited all manner of unjust dis
ordinations; has forbidden all undue
and unreasonable preference and adj
vantageS: has required reasonable and
equal facilities for the interchange of
traffic, and has prohibited the pooling
of freights. That, in substance, is the
interstate commerce law
Would any one who has read the Pho
neer Press for the past three months
think that that, in substance, is the
interstate commerce iaw?" Certainly
not. And yet: as the commission truth
fully says:
There is nothing novel in these pro-
visions. They simply bring back the
business of the common carriers to the
well-Settled principles of the common
law, yet no one can deny that there was
Urgent need of their statutory formula
ton. Alleged difficulties in putting
them in operation only disclose exam
plies OF the extent to which they have
been violated in the past"
TSt provision in this law, which lras
been made the target for the malice of
exasperated monopoly. is the fourth
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-16

'ccaSion of the commencement exercise;
his year. Floral tributes are pleasin,
md acceptable enough in themselves
md are doubtless well deserved by TIA
graduates to whom they might be ten
tered. But gifts of flowers upon sucl
an occasion cannot fail to excite heart
5urningS and jealousieS which would
much better never be called forth.
1t invariably happens, in the natural
course of things, that certain graduates
number their friends among people who
cannot afford the expense which the
flowers would involve, and yet these
graduates are probably as deServ-
ing and perhaps more deserving of
such recognition than their more
fortunately situated classmates. They
cannot help, therefore, feeling in Il
measure neglected when they observe
lhelr companions remembered with
horal offerings while they receive not so
much as spray or rosebud, and the
Ieellng OF resentment that must natur-
ally arise under such circumstances is
certainly something to be avoided if
possible. The good sc nie and delicacy
then which leads the graduating class
of this year to set the excellent example
of doing away with the giving of flow
erS deserves the heartiest eommenda-
ton.
Let there be kind words and hearty
greetings in profusion for the lads and
lasSies who celebrate the ending of four
years arduous study and the beginning
of the earnest work of their lives, but
no bouquets, please.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-16
SPARE THE CHILDREN.

There is one doctrine held by HENRY
GEORGE that will be received with un-
qualified approval however diverse opin-
ions may be as to the merit of his theory
regarding the ownership of land. In
preaching the crusade against poverty
he declares that the labor of children.
whether III factory or i'll shop, should be
prevented by the most rigorous laws
that can possibly be enacted. There
can be but one opinion as to the sound
ness of that doctrine
It parents are SO utterly incompetent
that they are unable to earn Il living
without the pitiful wages which their
children of tender years can earn, then
the state should take care of the
children and permit the worth
less parents, who ought never
70 have brought the children into the
world, to shift for themselves as best
they may. With the alternative of
working hard enough 10 support them
selves or starving. the chances are a
hundred to one that they wouldn't
StarYe. For it is an almost invariable
fact that parents who consent to the
employment of their young children do
so that they themselves may live in
greater ease and comfort.
1t is the duty of the government,
State and national, to sec 10 it that
every child receives as good all educa-
ton as possible, for upon the general
intelligence of the people the welfare of
the government itself depends. Stringent
laws. therefore, should everywhere be
enacted against the employment Of
child labor
That is a platform upon which Mr..
GEORGE may well expect to stand firm
and TO rally round himself every man
who possesses a grain of common sense.
He should receive nothing but cncour-
agement in this crusade
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-16
CABELL AND LEE.
The Different Methods of the Two
Virginia Statesmen.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Gen. Lee, of
Virginia. who was elected last year to
succeed Mr.. Barbour, was something of
a general during the war, and he is a
Lee, hence he is now congressman.
But he knows nothing of politics. He is
plain Virginia farmer. A few DAYS
ago he brought a number of Virginians
from Clifton Springs, Va, to testify to
the character and good standing of
man whom he wanted appointed post
master, at that place. He seemed to
think that this was the necessary thing
to do, and he stood by urging the men to
make their statements to the great man
who has the appointing power. They
were bashful, and it was one of
the rarest and richest scenes ever pre-
scented in department. Gen. Lee is
unlike his compatriOt, George Cabell. of
Virginia. When the offensive partisan
racket was being worked in 'S5. Cabel
came to the postoffice department and
said: ''Fll be Id if I'll have any,
thing to do with this business. | repre-
sent that diStrict,and know who ought
to hold the offices and who ought to be
turned out. If my recommendation
don't count here, as it did under the
Republican administration. then I'm
sorry I'm Il Democrat and I'll stay out
of the Internal department" Cabel
was attended to very promptly. That is
about the way Gen. Lee ought to do.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-16
APOLICEMAN KILLED
BY a Couple of Robbers He Was
:; Trying to Arrest.

y
F., WASHINGTON, May 15.-Policeman
Arnold, of Alexandria, Va, was shot
dead, and Ernest Padgitt wounded,
about o'clock this morning in Alex
.andria while attempting to arrest two
men, whom they overheard planning a
robbery. The tragedy occurred
near the, railroad depot in
a recently vacated circus ring
and near saloon kept by Sefer Blouse,
who was reported to have large sums of
money about his house. Between II
and IL o'clock Policemen Arnold and
Martin, observing two men lurking in
the neighborhOod, crept up near enough
to overhear them plan a robbery of
BlOue'S saloon. While discussing what
it was best to do the officers were Joined
by another policeman and Ernest Padg-
lit, who had been an unsuccessful
candidate for police superintendent at
the last election. Arnold and Padgitt
discovered the two men lying flat on
their backs in the ring. They called to
the suspected burglars to surrender
and, rushing forward to capture them,
Arnold was shot in the breast and Pad
gift knocked one of the men down with
a stick, when life and death struggle
enSued, the rObber endeavOring to
kill Padgitt with a revolver. One of
bullets inflicted scalp wound over
Padgitt's ear, but he held OH to his as
sailant until the other officers arrived
and captured him. Arnold was taken
to BlOue's saloon, where he died in about
an hour. The captured man was iden-
tilted as John Curran, of Washington, a
well-knOwn desperate. He refused to
make any statement or reveal the name
of his accomplice, who escaped after
shooting Arnold.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-16
*Not included in totals.
A PLUCKY GIRL.
She Wanted to Black Senator
ShePman'S Roots

A story is told in the Washington cor
respondence of the Baltimore Sun of
young lady, the orphan ola lighter of an
army officer, who, to assist in support
ing her mother and sister, applied for
all appointment in the treasury depart
ment. John Sherman was then secre-
tary. The courageous little girl
called upon the secretary and
stated her case. She said she
was willing to do almost anything that
would enable her to provide for her
mother. The secretary said he had moth
ing for her to do, but assured her that
he would cheerfully assist her whenever
an opportunity presented itself. The
little girl insisted that there was plenty
of work around the department which
ought to be done, and she expressed
herself willing to turn her hand
to any grade of employment. She
became so persistent that the secretary
was at loss for preteXt to get rid Of
her. She surveyed him from head to
foot, and observing that his boots were
not well shined, remarked with much
earnestness: Mr.. Sherman. | think
there is something / can do for you if
you will permit me, and that is to give
your boots firSt-claSS shine. Ny case is
more desperate than you imagine, and l
will accept position as department
boOtblack." The secretary was so as
toniShed that it was several seconds be-
fore he recovered sufficiently to direct
his clerk to have the young lady ap-
pointed to a 5000 clerkShip. She has
since married and is doing well.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-16

Patsy Cardiff has the appearance Of a
ight-weight--very light.
The peachy complexion of d. r.
Noyes reminds one of the scent of apple
blossoms.
The odor from those fur curing stores
on Robert street is plainly visible.
DIR. Murphy'S legs cannot be distin-
guished at all.
Tom Prendergast's coat tails seem
spread out like fan.
1t looked as if Col. Allen had been
shaved yesterday in spite of the Sunday
closing law, though owing to Slight
haze in the atmosphere the view was in
distinct.
Gov. McGilfs mOuStache looks like a
winrow of clover blossoms Oh newly
mown hay field.
Park Commissioner Van Slyke seems
to be painting to get to new breathing
spot"
Judge Willin looks as if he were
asleep.
The new court house doesn't look half
as nearly finished as it does from the
street.
Ed Hilton resembles the late W. H.
Vanderbilt in his personal appearance.
George Hazard bears a striking re-
semblance to Sam Jones.
The mules Oh the street cars look like
rats.
The electric light mast at Bridge
square resembles the badge won by the
late Alf RhOdus.
Sam Dawson seems to be getting bald.
Possibly this might have been due to
the fact that there was spot on the sun
when he passed.
When Tom Ryan went by, a fly walked
across the big end of the GLOBES spy
glass,so it is impossible to say just what
he does look like.
jim Ahern always seems to be prac-
ticing for walking match or some
other kind of match.